| Vietnamese name | Ben Tre |
|---|---|
| Area | 2,394 km² |
| Population | about 1.3 million |
| Provincial capital / central city | Ben Tre City |
| Climate | Tropical monsoon climate. Made up of three islands in the Mekong River. |
Overview
Ben Tre Province is affectionately known as the 'land of coconuts' (Xu dua) and is Vietnam's largest coconut producing area. With its distinctive terrain of three large islets formed by the Mekong River, about 72,000 hectares of coconut groves spread across it.
The sixth-industrialization of coconut is advancing, with a wide variety of processed products such as coconut oil, coconut milk, coconut candy, and coconut-fiber products.
Features of agriculture
The coconut cultivation area of about 72,000 hectares is Vietnam's largest, with about 600 million fruits harvested a year. Ben Tre's coconut industry completes the entire value chain within the province, and its strength is an integrated system from raw-material production to final processed products.
Besides coconut, cacao cultivation (about 4,500 ha) is also thriving, and Ben Tre cacao is internationally recognized as high quality. Fruit trees such as pomelo and mango, and shrimp farming, are also important.
Main agricultural products
Coconut (about 72,000 ha, Vietnam's largest), cacao (about 4,500 ha), pomelo, mango, shrimp farming, honey, rice
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